An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The
Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, pages 346
LEIGH S. J. HUNT, proprietor of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, was born on
a farm near Columbia City, Indiana, in August, 1855. His parents, Franklin and
Martha (Long) Hunt, were natives of the same State. After completing his
education in 1879 he went to Cedar Falls, Iowa, and engaged in teaching school,
subsequently becoming Principal. There his reputation as an educator was
established, and some time later he was engaged as Superintendent of the Schools
at Mount Pleasant and Des Moines, and still later as President of the State
Agricultural College at Ames, Iowa. In 1886 he came to Seattle and engaged in a
business career. He has since been identified with the interests of this city.
Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in September 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer
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